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    April 27, 2020

    Myanmar 5 Pyas Coin (1966)


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    ● Country: MYANMAR (BURMA)
    ● Denomination: 5 Pyas
    ● Year: 1966

    KM (Krause-Mishler) number: 39 (Myanmar’s 39th coin type)

    Diameter or dimension: 18.4 millimeters

    Metallic content: 0.9 grams of aluminum

    NGC coin values: 10 cents US in very fine (VF) grade, 20¢ extra fine (XF), 30¢ mint state (MS) 60, 50¢ MS 63, and 80¢ MS 65

    NGC World Coin Price Guide link: ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/myanmar-5-pyas-km-39-1966-cuid-1118622-duid-1423822

    Obverse: General Aung San, founder of modern Myanmar (Burma) and Aung San Suu Kyi’s father

    Reverse: ornamental scroll designs on the left and right sides, denomination at top and center, and year at the bottom

    FAO coin: no

    Shape: scalloped circle with 12 waves

    Original image credit: Money and Geography Blog

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